A stunning breakaway try from 18-year-old Lily Dick earned the Australian women’s team a bronze medal at the Dubai Sevens as they edged the United States 26-21 in a thrilling third place playoff. Scor…
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First hotel opens in Dubai South airport city
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, chairman of Dubai Aviation City Corporation, chairman of Dubai Airports and president of Dubai Civil Aviation, officially inaugurated Aloft Dubai South — the first h…
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NZ win Dubai Sevens beating US in final 21-5
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — New Zealand won the Dubai Sevens rugby title a record-tying sixth time after beating first-time finalist the United States 21-5 on Saturday. The Kiwis easily beat th…
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Why do 80 million people a year visit the US$20 billion Dubai Mall?
Dubai is climbing in the rankings of the most visited cities in the world – it is currently fourth, with a projected 16.7 million visitors this year, according to Mastercard’s Global Destination Citie…
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Mishal Kanoo: Dubai property downturn ‘coming to an end’
“This is a company that doesn’t throw away money,” he said. Subscribe to Arabian Business’ newsletter to receive the latest breaking news and business stories in Dubai,the UAE and the GCC straight to …
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Abu Dhabi Formula 2 test: Carlin’s Louis Deletraz fastest in opener
Louis Deletraz set the pace on the opening day of post-season Formula 2 testing in Abu Dhabi. Deletraz, who had his maiden Formula 1 outing with Haas earlier this week, led the way with a 1m49.984s ef…
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Dubai has the world’s largest, completely automated, driverless metro line — and it shows how far behind the US really is
Dubai has the world’s third-largest automated, driverless metro system, a futuristic and highly reliable system that opened in 2009 and continues to be expanded. On a recent trip to Dubai, I rode the …
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News Roundup: Just when you think Dubai’s police fleet couldn’t get any more Dubai…
The Cold Start is a round-up of automotive news to get you up to speed in the mornings, because it’s hard keeping pace in a digital traffic jam. Here’s what you missed while you were away.
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Abu Dhabi F1 test: Charles Leclerc fastest for Ferrari on day two
Charles Leclerc ended his first test as a Ferrari Formula 1 driver quickest as he improved on Sebastian Vettel’s Tuesday time to top the post-season Abu Dhabi test. The purpose of the test was to give …
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Abu Dhabi F1 test: Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc beats Vettel benchmark
Charles Leclerc started life as a Ferrari Formula 1 driver by beating Sebastian Vettel’s Tuesday benchmark and topping the times as the second day of testing began in Abu Dhabi. The Monegasque is prep…
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Abu Dhabi F1 test: Bottas fastest as drivers run with 2019 teams
Valtteri Bottas set the pace on the first morning of the post-Formula 1 season Pirelli tyre test in Abu Dhabi. The Mercedes driver lapped in 1m37.319s, three seconds slower than the Abu Dhabi Grand Pr…
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UAE pardons and releases Matthew Hedges, British student convicted of ‘spying’
Fantastic news about Matthew Hedges.Although we didn’t agree with charges we are grateful to UAE govt for resolving issue speedily.But also a bittersweet moment as we remember Nazanin &other …
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UAE pardons, releases British academic convicted of spying
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt also welcomed the decision on Hedges, tweeting it was “fantastic news.” He said Britain did not agree with the charges against Hedges but added that it is “grat…
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Freed academic returns to Britain from UAE after spy pardon
LONDON — Academic Matthew Hedges arrived back in Britain Tuesday after being pardoned and released by the United Arab Emirates from a spying conviction, ending an ordeal that had strained relations b…
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UAE frees Briton sentenced to life as spy after pardon
The UAE president issued the pardon as part of a mass clemency of more than 700 prisoners to mark the country’s National Day, according to a statement on state news agency WAM. The pardon was effectiv…
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British student accused of spying is pardoned by UAE
“Mr. Hedges will be permitted to leave the country once all the formalities are complete,” Jaber al-Lamki, a spokesman for the Emirati government, said at a news conference in Abu Dhabi on Monday. Tej…
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UK academic back home after UAE pardon
The UAE president issued the pardon as part of a mass clemency of more than 700 prisoners to mark the country’s National Day. British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt welcomed the pardon, which he called …
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